Grant County Web Site
PO Box 37
35 C ST NW
Ephrata, WA 98823
509-754-2011 or 1-800-572-0119(in Washington)
County Auditor has Marriage & Land records from 1909.
County Clerk has Divorce, Probate, Civil Court records.
Washington Marriages prior to 1938 had both a license and a separate document called a "Return". The Return was filled out at the time of the wedding and sent back to the courthouse. It gives the actual date of marriage, place, witnesses and often listed birth dates and parent's names. If your marriage was before 1938, ask for both items. Beginning in 1938, marriages were recorded on a single document. Also, keep in mind that marriage licenses issued by any Washington county was valid for a marriage performed in any other county in the state.
Beginning in July of 1907, the State of Washington began keeping BIRTH and DEATH records, and
in 1968, MARRIAGE and DIVORCE records. For information on ordering certificates see the Washington State
Department of Health:
Certificate Ordering Instructions
Center For Health Statistics 1112 S. Quince St. Room 1 OLYMPIA , WA - 98504 Information: (360) 236-4300 Phone: (360) 236-4313 Fax: (360) 352-2586
Grant County records at the Washington State Archives Central Regional Branch Ellensburg, WA Grant County Genealogical Society Ephrata Public Library 45 Alder Street NW Ephrata, WA 98823-1663 (509) 754-2920 (President) Society Library collection at Ephrata Public Library. Ephrata Public Library 45 Alder, N.W. Ephrata, WA 98848 509-754-3971 ephrata@ncrl.orgIf you have any additions or corrections to this list, please email Pam Joachims.
